West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-05-26

time a valuable locket wore round INV
neck, do accuse you of stealing my
brother Major Trott's walking stick
Upon my word, madam, never in
my life heard such preposterous folly l
must have swallowed your stick TO be
able to get off with il that day, under
your very eyes"
Pray don't get violent and abusive
1t will not do you the least good A clev-
er rogue could manage TO conceal half a
dozen such sticks in his sleeve No. sir,
I'm not so easily appeased; l demand 20
know how this piece of property came in-
10 your possession, and what have YOU
donJ with my locketm
81 bought that stick at Junk shop.
two days ago, on the Tannengasse. |
know nothing at all about your locket.
Now, II you please, we will consider this
ridiculous interview at an end; if YOU
can prove the stick isyours you may keep
1t and welcome. confess something OF
an aversion for it since the beginning OF
our amiable discussion. -
Not so fast, young man. said Miss
Trutt, grimly, backing toward the door,
which she opened, leaving Jack grinding
his teeth with rage as he heard the key
turn in the lock, making him prisoner.
Herr Isaacssohn, when questioned
about the gold headed walking stick, flat
ly denied all acquaintance or connection
with it; in buying it from shabby look
ing renovator of disabled umbrellas he
had strongly suspected theft; now. as
inquiry arose about it, he scented danger
for himself in the affair, and swore that
it had never been in his shop.
This entnn1fgataI t,,o "a o,s To- Toolr ~ Z,
had nobody TO testify in his favor. Miss
Trott laid the case before a LAWYER GLAD
of chance for occupation, and i'm the
course of an hour Jack was informed that
hc would be released on bail only, and
under bond to appear for trial three days
hence. If he refused TO furnish the sum
named, he would be lodged at the expense
OF the town among other malefactors.
The poor boys funds were low, and hC
could not possibly furnish the amount re-
! quired without weeks dclay--a con
| fession which he made frankly.
Still under lock and key at No 40, he
was allowed a few hours for rejection
before his ignominious removal 10 the
Wildbad Jail. lie glanced about the room
20 sec what chances il offered for escape
glass doors led from il upon n balcony
two stories from the ground, and com.
municating with other rooms. He could
not jump from it, nor could he make his
way through somebody's else's room: be
sides, such a sneaking, undcrhand kind
OF escape would put him in worse light
with some people whom he wished TO i'm.
press favorably. There seemed nothing
for him but TO grin and bear with mod.
crate patience few days in the lookup.
How deplorably he had miscalculated
the effect OF his honeyed bribe TO the
Truman baby He had succeeded only
in making himself thoroughly ridiculous,
if not disgraced, in the eyes Of the cir
for whose good opinion he craved. Jack
was aroused from the dreariest of medi-
tations by tapping on the glass door OF
the balcony; it opened, and Margery.
white and trembling, stood before him.
Il beg your pardon for disturbing you,
Mr.. Aiken" she began, in a timid,
hurried voice; "but ] wanted to give yor
this, holding out tiny purse of gold
metz work. "Please don't refuse"
But Miss Dayre, really"
You must take tit is enough to pay
the fine that that abominable old woman
/ demands. ! am so sorry and ashamed
for what has happened, when you were
so kind TO my little nephew, That
horrid, suspicious Miss Trott- saw
| your stick when Scrafna brought il homo
with baby, and pounced on it like a mad
! thing, declaring you had stolen it. She
made my sister Clara promise to keeI
! quiet till she had asked a lot OF question:
about you. | wouldn't promise, for /
! think it all such an insult Take th,
money and say nothing about my giving
| it 20 you. Now ] must go-it will not
do 10 let them find mo here"
Jack, his eyes bright and humid with
/ delight and gratitude, took the littl,
hand with its graceful Offering anC
! pressed 1t 10 his lips more than once
/ Margery seeming too agitatcd TO think
/ OF drawing it away. There was a sounc
OF approaching footsteps outside, and sh,
/ retired as swiftly and noiselessly as sh,
/ had come
/ Thanks to this surreptitious loan, Jacl
! was spared an intimate acquaintance will
\ prison regulations in the Black Forest
! he was released on bail and letters from
] home, combined with the fiat OF Maio
/ Trott, who arrived upon the scene an,
/ discountenanced his sisters sharp iudu
ment, placed him above suspicion.
/ Jack suddenly found himself n her,
among the little English cotoric; Mrs
| Truman treated him with the warmes
/ cordiallty, TO compensate for the ills n,
/ had suffered through n desire 10 anus,
J her baby; and Margey well, the Tru
/ man baby had turned out n little brick
after ALL for hc had brought them an OF
/ friendly terms together; and before lcay
/ ing Wildbad. Jack wrote to Norris. beg
/ ginR 20 be congratulated on his engage
ment to Mmgcry Dayrc, the sweetest gir
in nll the world